Frances Audrey Higgs

Frances Audrey Higgs, 80, of Hollywood, MD passed away on June 15, 2016 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on February 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Mary Frances Alvey Graves and Charles Aubrey Graves. Audrey was the loving wife of the late James Aloysius Higgs, whom she married on October 24, 1953 and who preceded her in death in April, 2003. Audrey is survived by her children; James “Jimmy” Aloysius Higgs, Jr., Deborah (Debbie) Ann (Donnie) Johnson, Sandra Marie Higgs all of Hollywood, MD, grandchildren: Chastity Johnson, Jeremy Johnson, Kyle Johnson (Sarah), Kara Higgs, Darryl Johnson (Cierra), Tyler Johnson, Christopher Litten, and Megan Burroughs and great grandchildren: Bailey Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, and Emma Johnson. She is preceded in death by her siblings: Helene Laschalt, Marie Readmond, and Margaret Goldsborough. Audrey was a lifelong St. Mary’s County, MD resident, and worked as a Bus Driver for St. John’s Catholic School and St. Mary’s County Public Schools for over 30 years. Audrey enjoyed playing pitch, playing bingo, cooking for her family and yardwork. Audrey was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and brought a smile to everyone she met. Audrey enjoyed holidays and loved to cook delicious meals for her family. Her specialties were turkey and gravy and sweet potato pie. In her younger years, Audrey enjoyed playing softball. She loved to take trips with her late husband Allie, and she enjoyed playing bingo with her late sisters. Audrey lived her life putting everyone else’s needs before her own and her love will continue on through her family. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 from 5:00PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 10:00 Am in St. John’s Catholic Church Hollywood, MD with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, MD. Pallbearers will be: Kyle Johnson, D.J. Johnson, Kara Higgs, Tyler Johnson, Chris Litten and Bailey Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Jeremy Johnson, Chas Johnson, Megan Burroughs, Joshua Johnson, Nick Johnson, and Emma Johnson.